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- 47m ago
France evacuates 63,000 as wildfires rage; EU sends planes, Spain declares emergency
France is battling severe wildfires along its Atlantic coast, forcing the evacuation of 63,000 residents and tourists. President Macron has activated the EU civil protection mechanism, with firefighting planes and helicopters arriving from Croatia, Portugal, Czech Republic and Slovakia.
- 3h ago
France battles multiple wildfires as 60,000 evacuated; EU sends aircraft after two firefighters killed
Wildfires in southwestern France have forced the evacuation of more than 60,000 people from the Bordeaux region, as temperatures near 40°C and strong winds fan the flames. Two firefighters have died, and the EU has activated its civil protection mechanism, with Portugal, Croatia, Czechia and Slovakia sending aircraft.
